Abstract

[Abstract]: The release of the '2020 Vision report: The Manager of the 21st Century' in 2006 byInnovation & Business Skills Australia has produce some immediate effects on traditional Australianmanagerial development and training, particularly at tertiary postgraduate levels such as the Masterof Business Administration. The paper aims to briefly investigate the implication of the report forengineering management education at the postgraduate levels. The paper highlights the Vision 2020Report’s findings, and develops a case for further discussion. The paper provides suggestions on thereport’s implications on engineering management education, supported by case studies and anecdotalevidences as an initial investigation requiring further quantitative work. Finally, the paper providesrecommendations on how universities can react and respond to the needs of industry and theengineering profession, and exploiting new opportunities in engineering management education.